# Alfalfa area stabilizes in Spain while vetch and forage corn increase

> Spain’s forage sector produced about 15 million tonnes of green forage in 2025/26, 3% above the five-year average. For 2026/27, reported forage area is 525,000 hectares, up 1% year over year; alfalfa area is steady at 211,679 hectares, vetch area rises 4.7%, and forage-corn area falls 3%. Dehydrated forage production fell 12% in 2025/26 to 996,000 tonnes, below recent averages.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T21:12:11.951Z
- Category: report · region Spain · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94223-alfalfa-area-stabilizes-in-spain-while-vetch-and-forage-corn-increase
- Commodities: [Alfalfa Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ALFALFA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced dehydrated-forage output may tighten available alfalfa supplies and support prices, while the slightly larger total forage area could partly offset that pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- ALFALFA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-02-07 | [US broiler supply to pressure wholesale prices and increase cold storage inventories in 2020
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54758-us-broiler-supply-to-pressure-wholesale-prices-and-increase-cold-storage.md) | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-06-12 | [WASDE: Soybean ending stock expectations increased, while wheat lower and corn steady \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29691-wasde-soybean-ending-stock-expectations-increased-while-wheat-lower-and-corn.md) | -0.1% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2024-11-11 | [WASDE Shows Decrease in US Corn and Soybean Ending Stocks in 2024/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27342-wasde-shows-decrease-in-us-corn-and-soybean-ending-stocks-in-2024-2025.md) | -1.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-08-12 | [USDA Increases 2024 Corn Production and Demand, Lowers Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28712-usda-increases-2024-corn-production-and-demand-lowers-ending-stocks.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-04-09 | [Stock/Usage Estimates are a Leading Indicator for Corn Prices \| StoneX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30756-stock-usage-estimates-are-a-leading-indicator-for-corn-prices-stonex.md) | -0.4% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- agroclm.com: https://www.agroclm.com/2026/11/11/la-superficie-de-alfalfa-se-estabiliza-en-espana-mientras-suben-veza-y-el-maiz-forrajero/

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